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To those of you that have a workshop/shed....what would you do differently?
Posted on 5/23/24 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 5/23/24 at 1:05 pm
Looking at building one for storage and for a small work station for minor repairs, woodworking, etc. behind our house in south Louisiana.
I was thinking of an 18' wide by 10' deep shed/workshop. That should give me enough space for storage, parking a subcompact tractor, and a small work station for hobbies/woodworking. I want to have covered parking on one side that can double as an outdoor living space later on. This will be pretty close to the house (40' away), so we are going to do a stick frame and attempt to match the exterior finishes and roof pitch of our home.
For those of you that have had one on your property - any suggestions as to what I should include/exclude from my shed? What did you add that you regret including in your design? What did you not include but wish you did?
I was thinking of an 18' wide by 10' deep shed/workshop. That should give me enough space for storage, parking a subcompact tractor, and a small work station for hobbies/woodworking. I want to have covered parking on one side that can double as an outdoor living space later on. This will be pretty close to the house (40' away), so we are going to do a stick frame and attempt to match the exterior finishes and roof pitch of our home.
For those of you that have had one on your property - any suggestions as to what I should include/exclude from my shed? What did you add that you regret including in your design? What did you not include but wish you did?
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Posted on 5/23/24 at 1:24 pm to goofball
The best and most universal advice is go bigger. Whatever you had planned. Go bigger. Then, 5 years down the line, you will regret not going even bigger. 
I built an outdoor office and mower/storage shed. Both I should have gone larger. The office was going to be a huge challenge to add sewage, so it's really just a one room office. I do kind of regret not digging deeper into adding plumbing so the space would have been 10x more usable in the future.
I built an outdoor office and mower/storage shed. Both I should have gone larger. The office was going to be a huge challenge to add sewage, so it's really just a one room office. I do kind of regret not digging deeper into adding plumbing so the space would have been 10x more usable in the future.
This post was edited on 5/23/24 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 5/23/24 at 1:40 pm to goofball
Go bigger.
When I bought my house I could fit pretty much everything I owned on a 5x8 trailer. Part of mu reasoning for what i got was because I didn't need more space at the time and part was that I'm a cheap bastard. 4 years later I wouldn't miss the extra money I would have spent on bigger. I bought an 8x12 Tuffshed and put a workbench in it. Now I can't even get to the work bench. I plan on building a 16x24 in the next year or so.
When I bought my house I could fit pretty much everything I owned on a 5x8 trailer. Part of mu reasoning for what i got was because I didn't need more space at the time and part was that I'm a cheap bastard. 4 years later I wouldn't miss the extra money I would have spent on bigger. I bought an 8x12 Tuffshed and put a workbench in it. Now I can't even get to the work bench. I plan on building a 16x24 in the next year or so.
This post was edited on 5/23/24 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 5/23/24 at 2:47 pm to goofball
quote:Bigger. Always go bigger. Once the bill is paid you will never regret it.
what would you do differently?
Posted on 5/23/24 at 3:52 pm to goofball
Put tractor or boat/ four wheeler parking in one building and shop stuff next door in a separate building. Easier to keep vehicles clean.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 4:48 pm to goofball
I have a 12x20 for reloading, woodworking, repairs and storage of lawn equipment. It’s incredibly too small. I need at least 20x30. As others have said…..go as big as you can afford.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 5:32 pm to goofball
Consider a drain in x
Case you want to clean something in the shop or wash down.
Run a sewer line for a sink and toilet. Maybe even a shower.
If you want a shop for woodworking you need a lot of outlets and a 240 outlet or 3 would be a good idea.
And always go a little bigger.
Case you want to clean something in the shop or wash down.
Run a sewer line for a sink and toilet. Maybe even a shower.
If you want a shop for woodworking you need a lot of outlets and a 240 outlet or 3 would be a good idea.
And always go a little bigger.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 8:46 pm to goofball
Put as many windows as you can, you want it to be bearable to go into.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 9:29 pm to goofball
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This post was edited on 5/29/24 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 5/23/24 at 9:56 pm to goofball
Mine is 50x60 and it’s plenty enough shed. Eaves are 14’, red iron building fully insulated. 20x20 of it is a full kitchen, bath & storage room with central AC in there. Building is not climate controlled but I am adding gas heat this season because winters can suck.
It has full plumbing (incl gas) & electrical in the building. My wood shop takes up about 16x20 area and has full dust collection in it. Awesome space to work in. It’s overkill but it’s my slice of heaven! My bay boat stays inside so it takes up a good bit of space.
My original shed was 16x24 with 8’ ceilings and it was small. I had to pull my tools out to do wood working and put it all up when finished. God forbid it rain while I was trying to complete a project.
It has full plumbing (incl gas) & electrical in the building. My wood shop takes up about 16x20 area and has full dust collection in it. Awesome space to work in. It’s overkill but it’s my slice of heaven! My bay boat stays inside so it takes up a good bit of space.
My original shed was 16x24 with 8’ ceilings and it was small. I had to pull my tools out to do wood working and put it all up when finished. God forbid it rain while I was trying to complete a project.
Posted on 5/23/24 at 10:20 pm to goofball
Keep your wife from turning your dream workshop into a storage shed.
Thats all I’m going to say about that.
Thats all I’m going to say about that.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 8:52 am to goofball
I recently built a shed for various tools and storage needs. Was originally going to do 12X12 but a buddy talked me into 12X24 which I'm really glad he did. The built in shelves and workbench are nice to have. Wish I would have done a concrete floor in it, but my plan is to eventually build an actual shop. When they pour the concrete for the shop, I'm going to remove the wood out of the shed and have them concrete the floor in there as well.
I did all the work on this one and I think I'm in maybe $4,000 at the very most. I still need to do a few finishing touches but as life goes, you start on another project and the last one just sits. I'll probably get back after it when it hits 100 degrees, because I've found that's when I work the fastest. Here are some pictures of various phases of the process. The roof pitch was the most difficult part of the process.
My goal was mostly to free up my garage for a workspace until I build the shop.
I did all the work on this one and I think I'm in maybe $4,000 at the very most. I still need to do a few finishing touches but as life goes, you start on another project and the last one just sits. I'll probably get back after it when it hits 100 degrees, because I've found that's when I work the fastest. Here are some pictures of various phases of the process. The roof pitch was the most difficult part of the process.
My goal was mostly to free up my garage for a workspace until I build the shop.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 4:03 pm to goofball
If you are planning to do any useful project work in your shop, run some split-wired recepticals. I did this when I rewired my last shop, gives you two 15 or 20 amp circuits at each individual receptical which means you can run a saw and a shop-vac for a dust collector on the same receptical without tripping a breaker. You have to run a double pole breaker for each receptical though, not a duplex breaker, if you want to run a shared neutral. This means you can run one 12/3 instead of two 12/2's.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 5:09 pm to goofball
Build as big as space and money allows.
Posted on 5/25/24 at 6:37 am to goofball
As with the size of the building, at some point you’re going to decide to get a good air compressor.
Then you’re going to go shopping and you’ll find one and say “that one should be big enough for what I want it for.”
Then you should buy one twice the size of the one you’re looking at.
Then you’re going to go shopping and you’ll find one and say “that one should be big enough for what I want it for.”
Then you should buy one twice the size of the one you’re looking at.
This post was edited on 5/25/24 at 6:38 am
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